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Young People Share Huge Bucket of Popcorn

Young People Share Huge Bucket of Popcorn

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2023/01/17 | 00:05:21 | SoundOn #education




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I love eating popcorn! It's so delicious when I add some salt and butter.
我喜歡吃爆米花!加一點鹽跟奶油,真是美味。

I always eat popcorn at the movies.
我總是在看電影的時候吃爆米花。

When my family goes to the movie theater, we get a big bowl of popcorn to share together.
我們全家去電影院的時候,總會買一大桶的爆米花來分享。

In fact, did you hear what happened recently in Kaohsiung?
你有聽到最近在高雄發生的事嗎?

Some young people went to a new movie theater. There, they filled a huge bucket with popcorn. 1600 liters of popcorn! That bucket is so big, you could swim in it.
幾個年輕人去一家新開張的電影院,用爆米花裝滿了一個1600 公升的水桶。 那個水桶大到可以在裡面游泳。

How could they get so much popcorn? Since the movie theater was new, they had a special deal. The theater would fill any bowl with popcorn for only 50 NT dollars, no matter how big.
他們怎麼能弄到這麼多爆米花呢? 因為電影院有開幕特價,只要50元,觀眾拿來的碗不管多大都可以裝滿爆米花。

The theater did not expect anyone to bring a 1600 liter bucket. But they filled it anyway. The bucket was so huge, they needed a truck to carry it away.
電影院沒想到有人會帶1600公升的水桶來, 不過還是把它裝滿了,年輕人必須用卡車才能把爆米花運走。

Did the young people eat all the popcorn? Actually, they shared it with the people of Kaohsiung. They handed out the popcorn to homeless people on the street.
最後,年輕人把爆米花分發給街上無家可歸的人。

Those young people took the chance to help others. As a result, lots of people shared the tasty popcorn!


Vocabulary
一群年輕人拿到超大桶的爆米花,讓街上遊民共享。

  1. salt 鹽
    Let me get the tickets. 我去買票。
    And I will get popcorn and drinks. 我去買爆米花跟飲料。
    A bucket of popcorn for you, right? 你要一桶爆米花對吧?
    Right, with salt and butter. 對,要加鹽跟奶油。

  2. huge 巨大的
    Wow, this is a huge bucket! 哇,好大一桶!
    I know. Are you sure you're not eating too much popcorn? 我知道。你確定你不會吃太多爆米花嗎?

  3. share 分享
    Not if you're sharing it with me. 假如你跟我一起吃就不會。
    That's the response I'm waiting for. 我就在等妳這句話。

  4. tasty 好吃的
    Hmmm, this is really tasty! 這真的很好吃呢!
    Now who's eating too much popcorn? 現在是誰吃太多爆米花?

一起來讀讀看。
salt 鹽
huge 巨大的
share 分享
tasty 好吃的


Quiz

  1. How much popcorn did the young people get?
    A: 6100 liters
    B: 16000 liters
    C: 1600 liters

  2. How did they carry the popcorn bucket away?
    A: With their hands
    B: With a truck
    C: With a helicopter

  3. Who did the young people give the popcorn to?
    A: Their family
    B: Their classmates
    C: Homeless people

Answers

  1. C
  2. B
  3. C